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Al Qaeda11 hours ago

US drone strike kills 2 senior Al Qaeda operatives in Syria

The U.S. military carried out a drone strike Thursday, killing two senior Al Qaeda operatives in northwest Syria.

Border security13 hours ago

Trudeau: US-Canada border to remain closed until coronavirus is under control

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Canadians Wednesday about heading south for warmer weather and said the border with the United States will remain closed to Americans for the foreseeable future. 

Indiana14 hours ago

Grandfather pleads guilty in Puerto Rico cruise ship death

An Indiana man who was holding his granddaughter when she fell to her death from an 11th-story open window on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico last July pleaded guilty Thursday to negligent homicide, according to reports.

Middle East

Middle East1 day ago

Two American hostages of Iran-backed militants freed in trade: report

Israel1 day ago

Israel and Lebanon hold historic talks on maritime border

Faith3 days ago

Paul Alster: Israeli Jews are improving their relations with Arabs — but not with each other

Israel4 days ago

Palestinian president meets with World Jewish Congress' Ronald Lauder in West Bank: report

Europe

Asia16 hours ago

China sees Germany, Europe as entryway to continue march for global supremacy, report says

Coronavirus19 hours ago

Europe braces for more coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions as cases spike, winter looms

Crime23 hours ago

Italian woman jailed for spiking coworker's coffee in attempt to have her fired

Digging History1 day ago

Biggest WWII bomb found in Poland explodes while divers try to defuse it

Latin America

Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett21 hours ago

When court packing goes wrong: Venezuela and other Latin American countries offer sobering reality

Hurricanes - TyphoonsOctober 7

Hurricane Delta makes landfall near Cancun as Mexico faces 'powerful' storm, tourists hunker down

Missing PersonsSeptember 29

Colombian woman missing 2 years found alive at sea: 'God did not want me to die'

Border wallSeptember 18

Amid coronavirus pandemic, Texas border agents see human smuggling on the rise

Drugs1 hour ago

Mexico’s former defense secretary arrested at LAX on drug, money charges

Former Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, who led the country’s army for six years under ex-President Enrique Peña Nieto, has been arrested on drug trafficking and money laundering charges at Los Angeles International Airport, U.S. and Mexican sources said Thursday.

Al Qaeda11 hours ago

US drone strike kills 2 senior Al Qaeda operatives in Syria

The U.S. military carried out a drone strike Thursday, killing two senior Al Qaeda operatives in northwest Syria.

Border security13 hours ago

Trudeau: US-Canada border to remain closed until coronavirus is under control

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Canadians Wednesday about heading south for warmer weather and said the border with the United States will remain closed to Americans for the foreseeable future. 

Indiana14 hours ago

Grandfather pleads guilty in Puerto Rico cruise ship death

An Indiana man who was holding his granddaughter when she fell to her death from an 11th-story open window on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico last July pleaded guilty Thursday to negligent homicide, according to reports.

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Asia16 hours ago

China sees Germany, Europe as entryway to continue march for global supremacy, report says

China’s march towards global supremacy continues – its focus is expanding, its methods are deepening and its goals are clear – laid out in plain text by the ruling party themselves.

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WorldSeptember 11

The week in pictures, Sept. 5-Sept. 11

Here's a selection of the most amazing images captured around the world in the past seven days. Enjoy!

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Coronavirus19 hours ago

Europe braces for more coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions as cases spike, winter looms

As coronavirus infections hit record daily highs in parts of Europe this week, fears that the outbreak may spiral out of control this winter forced many European officials to impose new curfews and restrictions.

FOREIGN POLICY23 hours ago

Iran sentences 3 more men to amputation for 'stealing,' reviving once-rare Islamic law

Just weeks after Iranian judicial authorities upheld the sentences of four young men to have four fingers amputated after being convicted of theft, there are new chilling reports that an additional two men have also been slapped with the same draconian punishment.

China23 hours ago

China fires 2 health officials following new coronavirus outbreak

A hospital president and the director of the health commission in the northern Chinese city of Qingdao have been fired after China’s latest coronavirus outbreak, authorities said Thursday.

Crime23 hours ago

Italian woman jailed for spiking coworker's coffee in attempt to have her fired

An Italian woman who spiked her colleague's coffee for nine months in the hope that she would be sacked has been jailed for four years.

Asia1 day ago

Kyrgyzstan's president steps down amid political unrest

Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced his resignation Thursday in a bid to end the turmoil that has engulfed the Central Asian nation after a disputed parliamentary election.

Crime1 day ago

Woman close to Vatican cardinal arrested in corruption probe

The Vatican’s swirling corruption investigation has taken a mysterious new twist with the arrest on an international warrant of a Sardinian woman said to be close to one of the Holy See’s most powerful cardinals before his downfall.

Australia1 day ago

Australian politician borrows lines from 'The West Wing' fictional president in own coronavirus speech

An Australian politician appeared to borrow lines from the fictional U.S. president in episodes of the 90’s American television drama “The West Wing” during his own speech about the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday.

Middle East1 day ago

Two American hostages of Iran-backed militants freed in trade: report

Two Americans held hostage by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen were freed on Wednesday as part of a U.S.-backed trade that returned more than 200 of the group’s loyalists to the fractured Middle East country, according to U.S. and Saudi officials.

World Clips

Drugs1 hour ago

Mexico’s former defense secretary arrested at LAX on drug, money charges

Al Qaeda11 hours ago

US drone strike kills 2 senior Al Qaeda operatives in Syria

Border security13 hours ago

Trudeau: US-Canada border to remain closed until coronavirus is under control

Indiana14 hours ago

Grandfather pleads guilty in Puerto Rico cruise ship death

Asia16 hours ago

China sees Germany, Europe as entryway to continue march for global supremacy, report says

Coronavirus19 hours ago

Europe braces for more coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions as cases spike, winter looms

FOREIGN POLICY23 hours ago

Iran sentences 3 more men to amputation for 'stealing,' reviving once-rare Islamic law

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  Grandfather pleads guilty in Puerto Rico cruise ship death